Standardized Testing Below is the list of exams which Northeastern will consider for all freshman and transfer applicants who choose to apply with standardized testing for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Global examinations include exams which are taken in many different countries around the world, and which are most frequently submitted to Northeastern. National examinations are regional or specific to one country. Each exam listed below is considered equally, however, in the admissions process. If you live in a country without an approved national exam, and you are unable to take one of the other exams listed below, you can choose to apply test-optional. If you would like the Admissions Committee to consider another exam which is not listed below, you can send your request to [email protected].
Global Examinations Curriculum Examination ACT (College Code 1880) AP Exams (CEEB Code 3667) American Patterned SAT (CEEB Code 3667) SAT Subject Tests (CEEB Code 3667) Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) Diploma British Patterned Cambridge Pre-University (Pre-U) Diploma General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Levels (A-Levels) European Patterned European Baccalaureate French Patterned Baccalauréat All India Senior School Certificate Examination (CBSE) Indian Patterned Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) International Baccalaureate IB Diploma (IB) IB Higher Level Exams
National Examinations Country State or Province Examination Albania Matura Shtetërore Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) Armenia Unified Entrance Examination (UEE) Australian Capital Territory ATAR and ACT Senior Secondary Certificate New South Wales ATAR and Higher School Certificate Australia Northern Territory ATAR and Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE) Queensland ATAR and Queensland Certificate of Education
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South Australia ATAR and South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) Tasmania ATAR and Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) Victoria ATAR and Victoria Certificate of Education (VCE) Western Australia ATAR and Western Australia Certificate of Education (WACE) Austria Reifeprüfung Bahamas Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) Bahrain Tawjihiya Bangladesh Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) Examinations Barbados Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) Belarus Centralized Testing Flemish Community Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs (ASO) Belgium French Community Certificat d'enseignement secondaire supérieur (CESS) Belize Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) Bolivia Prueba de Aptitud Academica (PAA) Bonaire Eindexamen VWO ENEM (Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio) Brazil Certificado de Conclusao de Ensino Medio and Vestibular Brunei Brunei Cambridge GCE A-Levels Bulgaria държавен зрелостен изпит (State Maturity Exam) Cameroon GCE Advanced Level (Cameroon GCE Board) Cayman Islands Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) Chile Prueba de Selección Universitaria (PSU) China Gao Kao (National Higher Education Entrance Examination) Colombia ICFES Exam Costa Rica Bachillerato Nacional Côte d'Ivoire Baccalauréat Croatia Državna Matura Curacao Eindexamen VWO Cyprus Apolytirion with Pancyprian Examinations Czechia Maturitní Zkouška Studentereksamen Denmark Højere Forberedelseseksamen Dominican Republic Prueba de Aptitud Académica (PAA) Ecuador Prueba de Aptitud Académica (PAA) Egypt Thanaweya Amma El Salvador Prueba de Aptitud Académica (PAA) Estonia Riigieksamid Eswatini Eswatini General Certificate of Secondary Education (EGCSE)
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Ethiopia Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE) Fiji Seventh Form Examination Fiji Fiji Year 13 Certificate Examination Finland Ylioppilastutkinto France Baccalauréat Gambia West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Georgia Unified National Exam (Ertiani Erovnuli Gamocdebi) Germany Abiturprüfungen Ghana West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Greece Apolytirio Lykeiou with Panhellenic Examinations Guatemala Prueba de Aptitud Académica (PAA) Guyana Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) Honduras Prueba de Aptitud Academica (PAA) Hong Kong Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Hungary Érettségi (Matura) Iceland Stúdentspróf All India Senior School Certificate Examination (CBSE) National Education Boards Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) Senior Secondary Examinations (NIOS) Gujarat Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Examinations Karnataka Higher Secondary Examination India Maharashtra Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Examinations Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Examination Telangana Intermediate Examination Uttar Pradesh Intermediate Examination West Bengal Higher Secondary or Pre-University Examination Indonesia Ujian Nasional Berbasis Komputer (UNBK) Iran Iranian University Entrance Exam (Konkoor) Ireland Leaving Certificate (Árdteistiméireacht) Examination Israel Psychometric Entrance Test Israel Te'udat Bagrut Exams Italy Esame di Stato Jamaica Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) Japan National Center Test Jersey GCE Advanced Levels Jordan Tawjihi Kazakhstan Edinoe Nacional'noe Testirovanie (Unified National Exam) Kenya Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
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Examinations Kosovo Testi i Maturës Shtetërore/Državni Maturski Ispit Kyrgyzstan National Scholarship Test Latvia Centralizētie eksāmeni Lebanon Baccalauréat Liberia West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Liechtenstein Reifeprüfung Lithuania Brandos atestatas Luxembourg Diplôme de Fin ďEtudes Secondaires Malaysia Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) Malaysia Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) Malta MATSEC (Matriculation Certificate) Mauritius Mauritius-Cambridge GCE Advanced Levels Mexico EXANI-II (Ceneval) Mexico Prueba de Aptitud Académica (PAA) Moldova Bacalaureat Morocco Baccalauréat Nepal Higher Secondary Examination (National Examination Board) Netherlands Eindexamen VWO New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (Level 3) Niger Baccalauréat Nigeria Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (NECO) Nigeria West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) North Macedonia државна матура (State Matura) Oman Thanawiya Amma (General Secondary School Certificate) Pakistan Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) II in Arts (FA) Pakistan Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) II in Sciences (FSc) Palestinian Territories Tawjihi Panama Prueba de Aptitud Académica (PAA) Poland Egzamin Maturalny (Matura Exam) Portugal Exames Nacionais do Ensino Secundário Romania Bacalaureat Russia Unified State Exam Rwanda Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education Saba Eindexamen VWO Saint Martin Baccalauréat Senegal Baccalauréat Serbia Državna Matura (State Matura)
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Sierra Leone West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Singapore Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Levels Sint Eustatius Eindexamen VWO Sint Maarten Eindexamen VWO Slovakia Maturitná skúška (Matura) Slovenia Splošna Matura (Matura) South Africa Senior Certificate Examinations South Korea College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) Evaluación de Bachillerato para el Acceso a la Universidad Spain Evaluación para el Acceso a la Universidad Sri Lanka Sri Lankan GCE Advanced Levels Sudan Sudan Secondary School Certificate (SSSC) Examination Sweden Högskoleprovet (Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test) Switzerland Swiss Federal Maturity Certificate Taiwan General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT) Tanzania Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) Tunisia Baccalauréat Lise Diplomasi with Temel Yeterlilik Testi (TYT) and Alan Turkey Yeterlilik Testi (AYT) Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) Uganda Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) Ukraine External Independent Testing (EIT) United Kingdom Advanced Highers/Highers (Scotland) United Kingdom Cambridge Pre-University (Pre-U) Diploma United Kingdom GCE A-Levels Uruguay Prueba de Aptitud Académica (PAA) Kỳ thi trung học phổ thông quốc gia Vietnam Kỳ thi tốt nghiệp trung học phổ thông Zambia Zambian School Certificate Zimbabwe GCE Advanced Levels (ZIMSEC)
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